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Russ Laine

Commander · DISC type D
Business Development Associate at Solidaire
📍 United States

Russ Laine is a Business Development Associate at Solidaire, where he focuses on uniting commercial HVAC, plumbing, and energy businesses. Leveraging his M&A background, he helps owners navigate strategic exits to maximize their companys value. He holds a Bachelors degree from Florida State University and is a Maxwell Leadership Certified Coach.

Colleagues describe Russ as having exceptional energy and an infectious enthusiasm, with a passion for helping others. He appears to follow American football and enjoys celebrating holidays like Thanksgiving.

He is passionate about helping business owners avoid selling due to unfortunate circumstances like divorce, death, or disability by planning a proper exit.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Business Development Associate
Job Level
Middle
Location
United States
Personality Overview

How Russ shows up

Risk-Taker
Strong-Willed
Decisive

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They like to move fast and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Russ cares about

HVAC M&A Market
He actively follows the M&A market for HVAC businesses, noting that strong investor interest and industry fundamentals make it a prime opportunity for owners to sell.
AI in Deal Sourcing
He is interested in how AI is transforming deal sourcing in M&A and private equity, giving business development teams a competitive edge in finding off-market opportunities.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Business Development Associate
Solidaire
9-2023
M&A Account Manager
Benchmark International
1-2023 - 9-2023
M&A Deal Originator
Benchmark International
3-2022 - 1-2023
Sales Development Representative
Localvest
12-2020 - 2-2022
Relationship Banker
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2018
Bachelor's degree
Florida State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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